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Two more die of encephalitis in UP, toll climbs to 237

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Press Trust of India Gorakhpur
Two more children today succumbed to encephalitis at BRD Medical College Hospital here, taking the death toll in the disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 237, health officials said.

As many as 19 fresh encephalitis patients were admitted to BRD-MCH today and two children died of the disease, the officials said.

About 184 patients of the disease are being treated at different government hospitals of the region, they said.

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First Published: Sep 07 2013 | 1:40 AM IST

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